Becoming an EXPERT Jigsaw task: The SEVEN characteristics of Living Things 1.Meet in your HOME GROUP and decide which topic you will become an expert on: ·Take in and use energy ·Take in and use gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) ·Produce waste ·Respond to stimuli ·Move ·Reproduce
·Grow 2.You will now meet with the other students in the class who will become an expert on the same topic as you. You will work together to find out as much as you can about your topic, so that you can explain what it means to other students in your class. You will want to explain how living things DO your characteristic and proved EXAMPLES. 3.You can use a variety of resources for this task. a.Science Focus 1 Unit 6.1: ·Take in and use energy p149 ·Take in and use gases (air) p 149 ·Produce wastes p150 ·Respond to stimuli p150 ·Move p150-151 ·Reproduce p151 ·Grow 151
4.You will be building a WIKI. This Wiki is a place for you to collaborate with your peers to complete your research into your characteristic of a living thing. You may plan, share and present your findings on this site. The way you present your findings is really no different to how you present it normally except that your peers can quickly and effectively help you on the wiki-you can really work together. Presenting your information on a wiki also means that you are sharing your work with the rest of the world. That's a big responsibility so make sure you work together. For your first Wiki project, you and your expert group have been given a page that is yours to edit. Click on your topic below and begin working together. Things to think about: ·Include images in your wiki page. Need help? Watch how to insert them part 1and 2. ·Use hyperlinks to other resources or related information you find. Remember to cite your sources. Here is how. ·Edit your group member’s work. As a collaborative team you are all responsible for commenting and editing each other’s part of the wiki. This could include editing for spelling errors, making sure all information is included, the language is ‘scientific’ enough and that all work is clear and concise. ·Remember: you are a team!
1. Meet in your HOME GROUP and decide which topic you will become an expert on:
· Take in and use energy
· Take in and use gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide)
· Produce waste
· Respond to stimuli
· Move
· Reproduce
· Grow
2. You will now meet with the other students in the class who will become an expert on the same topic as you. You will work together to find out as much as you can about your topic, so that you can explain what it means to other students in your class. You will want to explain how living things DO your characteristic and proved EXAMPLES.
3. You can use a variety of resources for this task.
a. Science Focus 1 Unit 6.1:
· Take in and use energy p149
· Take in and use gases (air) p 149
· Produce wastes p150
· Respond to stimuli p150
· Move p150-151
· Reproduce p151
· Grow 151
b. Websites (just a few to get you started-you can find more of your own!)
i. Living and Non-living things
ii. Kids biology
iii. Life processes and living things
c. Databases
4. You will be building a WIKI. This Wiki is a place for you to collaborate with your peers to complete your research into your characteristic of a living thing. You may plan, share and present your findings on this site. The way you present your findings is really no different to how you present it normally except that your peers can quickly and effectively help you on the wiki-you can really work together. Presenting your information on a wiki also means that you are sharing your work with the rest of the world. That's a big responsibility so make sure you work together. For your first Wiki project, you and your expert group have been given a page that is yours to edit. Click on your topic below and begin working together.
Things to think about:
· Include images in your wiki page. Need help? Watch how to insert them part 1 and 2.
· Use hyperlinks to other resources or related information you find. Remember to cite your sources. Here is how.
· Edit your group member’s work. As a collaborative team you are all responsible for commenting and editing each other’s part of the wiki. This could include editing for spelling errors, making sure all information is included, the language is ‘scientific’ enough and that all work is clear and concise.
· Remember: you are a team!